Chess Puzzles

Chess Puzzles
Compiled by Penguincw

Since my forum won't always be open, I decided to devote this collection to release some chess puzzles I composed:

★★★ PUZZLES ★★★

1) White to move, mate in three

by Penguincw
Composed: Sunday, February 27, 2011
Released: Monday, February 28, 2011
wordfunph chessforum

Solution: (see below)

2) Black to move, mate in three

Composed: Thursday, March 3, 2011
Released: Friday, March 4, 2011
Solution: (see below)

3) White to move, mate in 2

Released: Friday, November 25, 2011

Solution: (see below)

4) Black to move, mate in 1

Released: Saturday, December 3, 2011
Solution: (see below)

5) Black to move, mate in 1

Released: Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Solution: (see below)

6) White to move, mate in 5

Released: Friday, March 16, 2012
Solution: (see below)

7) Black to move, mate in 3

Composed: Thursday, August 7, 2014
Released: Thursday, August 7, 2014
Mating Net chessforum (kibitz #159)

Solution: (see below)

★★★ SOLUTIONS ★★★

Solution for Puzzle 1: 1.♕c6+ ♖hg2(1...♖gg2 2.♖f1#) 2.♔h3 ♖ any (e.g.♖e1) 3.♕xg2# 1-0

Solution for Puzzle 2: 1...♗f2+ 2.♔f1(2.♕xf2 ♕xf2#)♕h3+ 3.♗g2 ♕xg2# 0-1

Solution for Puzzle 3: 1.♘f6+ ♔h6 (only move) 2.♖h7# (knight is pinned) 1-0

Solution for Puzzle 4: 1...♕c2# 0-1 (queen is pinned)

Solution for Puzzle 5: 1...♖e1# 0-1 (discovered attack and mate)

Solution for Puzzle 6: 1.♕xh6+ gxh6 2.♖xh6+ ♕h7 3.♗b2+ ♖d4 4.♗xd4+ ♖e5 5.♗xe5# 1-0

Solution for Puzzle 7: 1...♕c3+ 2.♖d2 ♕c1+ 3.♖d1 ♕xd1# 0-1

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